American Masters
Season 26 Episode 2 - Cab Calloway: Sketches
7.5 ?
1986
Documentary
A singer, dancer and bandleader, Cab led one of the most popular African American big bands during the jazz and swing eras of the 1930s-40s, with Harlem’s famous Cotton Club as his home stage. Best known for his “Hi de hi de hi de ho” refrain from signature song “Minnie the Moocher,” portrayal of Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess (1952), and role in The Blues Brothers (1980), Cab influenced countless performers, including Michael and Janet Jackson, and many of today’s hip-hop artists.
Episodes in Season 26
1
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
90 min
2
Cab Calloway: Sketches
90 min
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3
Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel
90 min
4
Harper Lee: Hey, Boo
90 min
5
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
90 min
6
The Day Carl Sandburg Died
90 min
7
Inventing David Geffen
90 min
8
Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance
90 min
